BC Breeding Bird Atlas to be Published Online

Good news from the BC Breeding Bird Atlas Steering Committee: we are going to be getting a comprehensive, high quality BC Atlas published online.

Features impossible to duplicate in book form will be available to all, and the atlas is almost certain to become a landmark publication in the field of bird atlases.

The publishing world has changed in the seven years since the atlas was started. Costs for a printed book have risen dramatically, and demand and interest from funders and users has shifted from print to online.

The news is certainly a disappointment for those who were looking forward to having a physical book, but there will be some significant compensations in usability, accessibility, and quality and quantity of maps.

One response to “BC Breeding Bird Atlas to be Published Online”

That is too bad it won’t be published in a book. I really enjoy the books simply because if I want to sit outside and read or physically travel somewhere, I like taking a book. I don’t want to buy a tablet or a portable computer. I would have bought the book even at $120. Right now finances a tight, but I’m sure I would find away to purchase one. Again, that is a shame it won’t be in book form, but I do look forward to the online atlas.